I N T E G R AT I N G A G E N D E R P E R S P E C T I V E I N T O H U M A N R I G H T S I N V E S T I G AT I O N S • G U I D A N C E A N D P R A C T I C E III Analysis Analysis of information A A gender analysis of the data and information gathered should include, at a minimum, analysis of: the various forms of genderbased discrimination and violence and of the exacerbation of pre-existing forms of genderbased discrimination, including of possible intersecting forms of discrimination; the differentiated impact of human rights violations on women, girls, men, boys and others; and the connection between GBV and other human rights violations or abuses. DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE IN A CONTINUUM: HOW PRE-EXISTING GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION CAN EXPOSE WOMEN, GIRLS AND LGBTI PERSONS TO SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS Pre-existing gender-based discrimination and gender inequalities can influence the economic, social, cultural, civil and political dimensions of women’s and men’s experiences of a conflict/ crisis and the differentiated impact that human rights violations can have on women, girls, men and boys. The contextual information gathered in the preparation phase in order to understand the underlying causes and manifestations of discrimination against women and LGBTI persons will be instrumental in understanding and analysing the repercussions of these on the human rights violations to be documented and analysed in turn. 38